Garment unloading device



' Aug. l2, 1947. J. P. JORGENsoN GARMENT UNLOADING DEVICE 4 Smeets-Sherri 1 Filed May 6, 1944 Aug; 12, 1947.

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' GARMENT UNLOADING DEVICE 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed May 6, 1944 8. INVENToR. By/ W A W70/emana Patented Aug. 12, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT UNLOADING DEVICE John P. Jorgenson, Wilmette, Ill., assignor to Kling Bros. Engineering Works, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Illinois Application May 6, 1944, Serial No. 534,442

11 Claims. (Cl. 68-210) usually involves about twenty minutes of hard manual work. In addition it is particularly inconvenient and diiicult to get at the last batch of garments.

It is, therefore, a general object of the present invention to provide in a cylinder having an end door, means for facilitating the removal of garments therefrom.

A further, more specific object of the invention is to provide in a device of the class described, means forming an unloading chute which is movalble from an inactive position parallel to one of the end walls of the cylinder to an angular position for guiding garments out of the cylinder door.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means for readily altering the effective outline shape o-f the unloading chute after it has been moved to unloading position so thai'l no corner spaces will be present between edge portions. of the chute and wall portions of the cylinder.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device as above described wherein the chute, when in inactive position for unloading purposes, forms an apertured partition for separating the main washing chamber from an auxiliary liquid discharge chamber, there being means for releasably locking the chute in partition-forming position.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a device of the class described and including a garment containing cylinder with longitudinally extending garment lifting ribs therein, means whereby the chute may be moved from inactive position to unloading position without interference from said ribs, and means whereby the chute member will iit properly with relation to said ribs in either of the two positions of the chute.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the improved garment unloadingdevice and all its parts and combinations as set forth in the claims and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating one complete embodiment of the preferred form of the invention, in which the same reference numerals designate the same parts in all of the views:

Y Fig. 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectional View through a washing machine showing the improved unloading device incorporated therein, the dotand-dash lines indicating the unloading position of the chute;

. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-,2 of Fig. 1 showing the chute member in inactive or partition-forming position;

Fig. 3 is an edge View of the chute member alone;

Fig. 4 is a View looking at the lower side of the unloading chute when the chute is in unloading position with the wings extended;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail View illustrating the lock for releasably maintaining the chute in partition-forming position;

Fig. 6 is 4an elevational View of the partition backing ring;

Fig. 'l is a partially diagrammatic View showing the position of the washing cylinder and garments therein when the chute is first pulled out to angular position; and

Fig. 8 is a partially diagrammatic View showing the final discharge position of the chute after thev cylinder has been rotated from the position of Fig. 7.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the nume-ral I0 designates a suitable supporting frame mounted on legs Il. The frame has suitably journaled therein spaced shafts I?. Each shaft has rigidly connected thereto rollers I3. Each shaft may have a rigid sprocket wheel I4 thereon, and the sprocket wheels may be connected by an endlesschain, or in any other suitable manner, so that both of the shafts I2 ,are rotated when one of the shafts is driven from an outside source. The above described construction forms no part of thenovel sub-ject matter of the present application and is more completely illustrated infapplication Serial No. 479,559,V iiled March 18, 1943.

A washing cylinder or drum I5, which is located within a fixed outer casing I6, is positioned for rotation on a horizontal axis. The drum is equipped with external peripheral tracks I'I and is supported for rotation 'on the rollers I3 in the manner fully described inthe abovereferred to pending application. The rollers engage Within the tracks I'I, as shown in Fig. 1, and cause rotation of' the drum. Any other means may, of course, be utilized for causing such rotation.

The peripheral Wall portion I 8 of the cylinder or drum is preferably imperforate and the front end wall I9 is provided with a loading and discharge opening 20. The'opening 20 in the front end of Ythe drum is in registration with an opening 2I linthe 'front Wall of the casing I6.

YAn L-shaped door supporting arm 22 Acomprises an upright portion 23 and a horizontal portion 24'. The endv of the horizontal portion is pivotally connected by a pivot pin 25 with a areplosed by perforated p .eer er. Y

" irl-inermi une position of Fig'.

\ is a, horiz-onteibearing 21 Within which a stud" projecting from the door 28 is rotatable. The

` arrangement is such that When the door 28 'is in the closed position of Fig. 1 itI may rotate with the Washing cylinder. When the cylinder is not rotating and When it isf desi-reti toiload' or' 4V 1, it bears against the partition backing ring 32.

.'rnepartition one chuteform-ing member 4s is formed with arr'edge recess 53'so that it; willY y properly fit around the projecting rib 5B and relatively' wide and V- shaped and are much larger unload garments, the door 29 may bel'unloclied",

and the horizontal portion 24 of the L-shaped arm 22 may be swung to the dot-anded'ash line position of Fig. l to move the upright portion 23 and the door to a laterally disposed position.-

or opposite end: of the nain is an 1 casting ze is: fermediwitn nq..-

uid openings 30. A solidsheet 3|; sf` suitably Ysecnreil t'f the edges: of the casting .2e to close the end of the cylinder. Secured within thenannular casting 29 nearV they opposite edge the'ef' is a; ring 32' having tli-le'e radially eX- tending projections 33, 34 and 35 projecting. in-

wardly therefrom; (-see Fig. 6l'. AV strip of metal 35 connects the radial projections 34 and? 35 and anv additional sVv Ai-pf eirtend's from' the 'ciente'rV oi the-'strip Si@ toward the periphery of' the ring tov provide two `segm opening-s which v are o. 'rnqnngsz adjacent the peripheral wall of the cylinderv is `also provided With openings 39 which provide forjcommunication between the mainV Washing charnloer`IV2 40 (seel Fig. l) and' the auxiliary chamy bei 41'.

Steam, water, and` other washingluids, from arr. outside' lsource,may be directed into the auxti'ibiilar conduit 42. Theconduit 42- extends into suitable rotary joint' which permits rotation of secured to opposite interior portions of the Vcylinder` Y wall i8, `are'wnwardly facing channels forming traels 43. Cooperablewith eacho the 'tracks ll isla carriage' M' equipped with rollers i ilary chamber" 45|" through an axially Ydisposed i an opening in the end Wall 3| and there is a t or; wheelsf. These` rollers are guidedl by and rollxwithin thea'nge's of the track chan-nels 4-3 sov thatjthe carriages are' movable' longitudinally ofthe-t ekfs from the'fuii 1in-e pesi-tion of Fig. 1i. to" the' ldot#and-'da'sli line position therein.

` Projecting inwardly from eachcarriage is aY stud and each stud entersvv a soclr'et anode@ of a chute member 48 (see Fig. 2). The arrang'eon the-'Studis i161 n Y The; chute member is apertured throughout a ment S Such that the Chute member 48 may pivot iria-jor portionof its area. at 4-'9,so that when it 'is in the fini line position ofQFig. i ili4 forms an .airijnee partition 'separating the' main washing chamber' 4p from une auxiliary @nemthr the openings E9 0f tli partition ahd neon necteel at. one end tothe radier prendrons se; se andi ee er me'- parnnon backing.; ring-e2 ThusV washing iuid canv readily? flow and. at their oppositeV ends* to" the:V front. endv of Y the cylinder are garment litting ribs 511;- 51A and 52;` 'These' ribs are; positioned. against the inner surfac'efroff the peripheral' Wall |18x ofthe cillin'-V dere and project radially inwardly therefrom;V

When the chuter andf partition forming; mem;

Y than the. cross-section of the ribs 5I and 52 for reason t'o bie hereinafter explained. This, however, ldoes not leave open spaces when the merrrbero3y is;V in the position of Fig. 2 because this portion of the partition is backed up by the perforated plates 38 of the partitionV backing ring 32.

Referring to Figsil' and' 5;. the inner end' of the garment liitingfrib 51Tis.iormediwithazproe j'ectirrg: lug?A 56v which. is adaptedito be engaged by a latch 5'!V when the member' @his inzthe'n'l'l? line position of. Fig'.r l to lockT said member' in partition forming;y position. The latch is carried. by the member @Bra-nd is* adapted' to be opera-ted:v by a; bell crank lever 58 having an exposed hook 519; When; the' door of the washing cylinder' is' open; the hook 53 may be readily pulledv to latch. open-` ing: position by the use of an'instrument such as: a. window pole inserted through the' doorv opening oi the Yvvaslriir'ig cylinder. further pull' on the' poile', after the' latch is released, will cause..A movement, of the member 48 vfrom the :full line position of Figi. L to thedot-'and-d'ashposition therein,. vvlfieeinitV is capabl'e'ofl serving as'an unloading' chute, as' willv hereinafterpbe explained.

A movement from the full line position oflig.V 1 tothe dot-and--d'ash line posi-tion therein is; of course, accompanied by movement of the careY Vriages'li or' the tracks'ltS` and by pivot-a1 move mentiofl th'partitionf member 4 8 Von the trunthe partitionand chute forming member is in the full lline Ypartition forming position oiY -Fi-g. .1?, its outline @is circula-r', exceptl for the rib Vrecesses 53,. 541-v a'rrd 55, to'f fit: the circular' cross section: ofthe Washing'cylinder. *When this mem'- n i ber removed to the. dot=andzdashline position. of Fig., 1,` howeveri the circular shape do'es not ll the corners. If the: memberV 58: werew moved to a completelyhorizontalf positi'on,it would have to be `iect'angul'aif shap'ento t/the'cylinderk Howeverg. itis; only movedpartially toward the hori- Y zonta'l.' position,-l ass-h'own bythe dot-andd'ash linesZ of Fig'. l, and, therefore. its: outline, in o'rd'er in? these spaces-.and there would' lbe d-iiiiculties in connection withu-se-'of the: member as an unload V order :to overcome they above-mentioned `diil-rcl-ilty.novel means is provided for Aaltering the p effectiveV outline shape of the member ,e8- after it is: moved to url'loaclin'gf position.' Referring to Fig.

4, there 'are S0' andy 61j which 'are apertured, p as art 2 and $32..' Thes'ewwingsare formed with integral proectirrg pivot bearings v6ft `'and` S5 through which Ipivot pins- 63 and 6l extend in such a; marinerthatthewings are piv-otalfl-y'. movable against the lower side of the chute memberyvfhen the latter is, the unloading position;v 63 f and S8; Whichjare integralivvithgtlie'v pivotV bearings V.6 d' ando-55am ,pivotally conneetedattheir endsto fthfe Youter.endsof links 'Hland i if. Thefinner. end-s `of the links 'and H vare pivotally connected to -tlfijeend-sof .armsjE andl 13.A flheYl-a'tter project rigidly from a hub member 'Mthrou'gh which a pivot pin 15 extends, the hub member being keyed to the pin 15. The pin 15 projects rotatably through the other side of the chute 48 and on this other side an operating handle 16 (see Fig. 3) is keyed to the pin 15. Other Wings 11 and 18 are apertured as at 19 and 80 and have pivot bearing members projecting from one side thereof, as at 8| and 82. Pins 83 and 84 extending from the chute through the bearings 8| and 82 permit pivotal movement of the Wings 11 and 18. The bearing members 8| and 82 have gear segments 85 and 86 integral therewith and these segments are adapted to mesh with segments 81 and 88, connected to the bearing members 64 and 65 of the wings 60 and 6 I. p

As a result of the above described arrangement when the handle member 16 is in the position of Fig. 2, then the wings are all in a Withdrawn position as indicated by the dotted lines. It is to be noted that when the wings are withdrawn they are clear of the rib recesses 53, 54 and 55. When the partition and chute forming member 48 is swung to the unloading position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, then the wings may be moved fromy the Withdrawn position of Fig. 2 to the operative position of Fig. 4 by moving the handle from the position of Fig. 2 t-o the position of Fig. 4. This movement of the handle causes simultaneous spreading of all four Wings. It is to be noted that the wings 11 and 18 are notched, as at 89. This permits the garment lifting ribs 5| and 52 to intersect these wings, by way of the notches 89, as is clear from Fig. 1. The wing operating handle 16 is formed with a laterally opening pocket 90 which is positioned to accommodate the latching mechanism 58 and Vassociated parts when the handle is in the position of Fig, 4. Due to the novel wing construction the effective outline shape of the partition forming chute member may be quickly altered from the circular shape of Fig. 2 to the shape of Fig. 4, and it is to be noted that the shape -of Fig. 4 will perfectly fit the contours of the interior of the cylinder when the member 48 is in the angular chute forming position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1.

Cooperable with the exterior of the perforated annular wall 29 of the auxiliary chamber 4| is a band valve 9| provided with operating mechanism 92 which is under the control of a hand lever 93. 'I'his mechanism is fully described in pending application Serial No. 419,559, filed March 18, 1943. The arrangement is such that when the operating lever 93 is in one position that a trip member 94 at the opposite end is disposed in such position as to trip the valve operating mechanism 92 and cause expanding movement of the band Valve 9| so that spent liquid can be discharged from the auxiliary chamber 4| and from the main washing chamber 40 through the openings 30 in the auxiliary chamber which are controlled by the band valve. When the hand lever 93 is in a reversed position, then the band valve will be closed.

Operation In use of the device,.and with the band valve in a position to close the apertures 30, the drum is rst filled with water and the other cleansing materials through the supply conduit 42. This liquid first enters the auxiliary chamber 4| and then passes through the openings 49 in the partition member 48 and through the openings 39 into the main chamber 40. The garments t-o be cleaned have, of course, been previously placed in the 'drum through the opening 20, and the door v28 has been closed. The partition and chute forming member 48 yis inthe fullline vertical position ofFig. 1 and is locked in said position by engagement of the latch 51 with therib lug 56. Upon. rotation `of the shafts |2 and rollers I3 the drum will be rotated at a desired speed for washing. After the washing action has taken place for a desired period and it is desired to remove the Washing liquid from the drum, the hand lever 93 is turned to the positionof Fig. 1 to bring the trip member 94 into the'position illustrated. As the drum rotates, one of the projecting arms of the valve band actuating mechanism 92 will engage the trip member 94 causing the band valve to be moved to the open position shown in Fig. 1. The spent liquid 4can now pass from the main washing chamber 40 into the auxiliary chamber 4|, through the openings in the partition 48 and through the openings 39, and can then escape from the peripheral openings 30 of the auxiliary chamber. This liquid passes into a suitable trough or drain pan from which it is directed to a point of discharge.

In order to remove the wet garments from the washing cylinder it has heretofore been necessary to reach manually into the opening 20 and withdraw wet heavy garments. In a large machine this takes a substantial length of time and there are also the diicultes of getting access to the last garments orV articles in the cylinder. With the present invention, however, after `the washing operation has been completed and with the door in open position, and with the latch mechanism 58 in an uppermost position, the latch is unlocked andthe partition is swung out to the position shown in Fig. 7, the garments being Vbelow the partition as indicated in said figure.

The latch may be readily released by using a pole similar to a window pole and by then pulling with the pole to cause movement of the carriage 44 and swinging of the partition to the position of Fig. 1. .The partition must loe swung out to the position of Fig. '1 while the cylinder is in the position of this ligure, as otherwise the garments would be trapped on the wrong side of the chute. When the Achute has been suitably disposed in proper angular position, then the handle 16 on the chute is'moved from the position of Fig. 2 to the position of Fig. 4 to cause spreading of the wings to the position of the latter ligure. This alters the effective outline of the member 48 so thatit conforms with the shape of the cylinder when the partition and chute forming member is in the` angular position. Afterv the parts-are in the position of Fig. '1 then the cylinder is rotated to bring it to the position of Fig. 8 which is also the same position indicated by dot-and-dash lines in Fig. 1. The garments cannow all be discharged through the door opening 29 in a few minutes time because the member 48 serves as an inclined chute so that the operation is aided by gravity. The wings and wing operating levers are all on the lower side of the chute and, therefore, do not interfere with the discharge of the garments. The operating handle 16 is onl the top side but it is in the straight position of Fig. 4 and is so formed that garments do not readily catch thereon. The space at the inner end of the main chamber 40 above the rear edge of the chute 48 is closed by the apertured plates 38 (Fig. 6). These plates prevent the garmentsfrom entering the auxiliary chamber when the cylinder is being rotated from the position of Fig. '1 to the position of Fig. 8 just before unloading.. The garments will, therefore, slide out on both sides of the handle 16 landoyer automatically engage to maintain the partition in vertical position until such time as the latch is subsequently released. i

`While the device is particularly useful inl c`n= nection with. Washing machines, where the dise charge of the heavy wetV garments presents a substantial problem, nevertheless the novel une loading chute. structure is useful inany garment l handling cylinder having an .end door'.

lVarious changes .and modifications may' be made without departing from..the spirit of the Ainvent-,lori andall of such changes are conteni- Vplated asV may come Within the Y scope of `the claims'. Y Y

What I claim is:

disposed for rotaticmv on a horizontal axis and having `an opening inv its front end 'Wall for the reception and discharge' of garments, a plate Within said cylinder mounted for movement from afi-rst position near and parallel to the rear end Wall of the cylinder to a seoond position where it formsan inclined rplane leading to said front end wall'openingto facilitateithe unloading of gar-- lnents, said plate being substantially circular in outline when in said rst position to lt the in terior contour of the' cylinder, and means for altering the eective outline shape of said plate when the` latter is in saidV second position to substantially t the interior contour of the cylinder i-n said new position. 1 Y

2. In a garment handling. apparatus, a cylinder disposed for rotation ona horizontal axis and having an opening in its front end wall for the reception andv discharge oi garments, -aplate within'said cylinder' mounted for movement from a nrst position near and parallel to the rea-r end wall of theV cylinderv to a second position Where it foi-'Ins' an inclined plane leadingeto` said front end Wall opening to facilitate the unloading of` 1. In a garment handling apparatus, aoylinde'r Y garnichts,` said plate bein-1g substantially circular Vinfoutline when in' said nrst position to fltrthe interior contour 'of the cylinder, and wings swing-able-frorn a position Within the outline of the plate to a spread position to alter the effective outlineshape: of said plate when the latter is in l'l-rlloadin'g"Y position so' that the plate and wings substantially the interiorv lcontour of the s. in. e garment handling apparatus, a tyliny der disposed for rotationon a horizontal ali-is' and having an opening in its front lend wall for the Y shape "of said unloading plate sWinfgableVf-rom positions within the outline of trie plete to e spread position tti-alter the eiie'o-Y tive oiitliiieshape of said plate wiieiitlie letter is# iii iiiiloiitiiifig position that trie' pleiteM and wings sulostatitieily nt die interior contour kci trie cylindef said unloading posit-ion, and a comincio. means' for spreading saidwiiigs siiiiuifv taneoiisl-ye 1 I 4.S In a garment handling apparatuda cylin- Y der: disposed for rotation on' a horizontal axisV and having an opening in its front end Wallfor `the reception and discharge ofrgarrrientsist` within said cylinder `mounted forV movement from terior contour of tlie Cylinder, and. corner WingsV swingable froin positions kvv`ithir1' .the outline `of the plate to a spread position to alter the ele'c tive outline shape of said'` plate when the latter n is in unloading position so, that the plate kand Wings substantially i't the interior' contour of the cylinder in said unloading position, andiolnmon means including an operating handle" accessible from the cylinder opening W'henfth'e plateis `in unloading position for spreading said Wings sif multaneously.

5'. In a garment handlingv apparatusraoylinder Y disposed for 'rotation ona horizontal' axis and having an opening in its front end Wall, said cyl; inder also having` longitudinally entendi-ng' garment lifting ribs therein positioned djacerltthe Y peripheral Wall, al plate` Within said vcylinder mounted for movement from a ii-st position near and parallel to the rear end wall` ofY the cylinder to a second position wherein` it forms an inclined plane' leading toV said front endV wall opening to facilitate the unloading Of garmetsisaidkiplate being substantially cir-cular outlinewhenin said first position to nt tlie'inteiior' 'critoiinoi the cylinder and the edges Of' the plate 'being notched to aoconimo'date 'theV garment lifting'.` ribs, said notches being shaped to" permit move;V

nient .of the plate; and wings swingableffromr po; sitions within the outline ofthe plate-to spread positions to alter the effective outline sl'ape'of said plate when the latter is iny unloading posic tionso that said plate and wing-s' substantially lit the interior contour' of the cylinder Wheiitiie plate is in unloading position, some of said-'Wings being notched to" accommodate certain of the garment lifting ribs'.-

i t'. In e, garment handling apparato-sia cylinder disposed foi rotation a'lio-izoiitai asiel-end having eii opening iii its front' endwall fortlie .Y reception and discharge of garments, al' pla-te Y Wall of the Cylinder to ill-Second position @tiene end Wall opening to facilitatethenunloadiiig of garr'nents said plate being substantially c 'cular iii outline wrieii iii seid' nist kpositionl to iithee iiiteiioiy contour of the oyliiidei-'a taeliiiigiiiis *f against wise-ii seid plete is positioned the plate is in saidI first-position,fwmeans carried by said ring and disposed parallel tothe end 'Walls 0f the cylinder to lill the space between the rear edge of the unloading .plate and the vperiphery of the cylinder when' the plate is inunloadrlg Dosition, andV means for altering the effective vout-line when the' latter is inilnloading position;

i. In a garment handling apparatus, a eyliiie Y der disposed for rotation on a horizontal axis and liavili'gan openingdn` its front-end Wall fon-the Yrtlzceizition and unloading of garments, oppositely disposed longitudinally extending guiding' rtracks connected to the innersuiface of the.peiiplieral Wall'- of the cylinder; Vcarriages mounted' for movement along said tracks, and a plate positioned between and pivoted to said carriages whereby the plate is movable from a first position near and parallel to the rear end wall of the -cylinder to a second position wherein it forms an inclined plane leading to said front end wall opening to facilitate the unloading of garments.

8. In a garment handling apparatus, a cylinder disposed for rotation on a horizontal axis and h'aving an opening in its front end wall for the reception and unloading of garments, oppositely disposed longitudinally extending guiding tracks connected to the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the cylinder, carriages mounted for movement along `said tracks, a plate positioned between and pivoted t said carriages whereby the plate is movable from a first position near and parallel to the rear end wall of the cylinder to a second position wherein it forms an inclined plane leading to said front end Wall opening to facilitate the unloading of garments, said plate being substantially circular in outline when in said irst position to t the interior contour of the cylinder, and means for altering the effective outline shape of said plate when the latter is in said second position to substantially t the interior contour of the cylinder when th'e plate is in said new position.

9. In a washing machine, a cylinder disposed for rotation on a horizontal axis and having an opening in the front end wall for the reception and unloading of garments, said cylinder having a main washing chamber and having an auxiliary chamber adjacent the rear end wall, a perforated plate within said cylinder mounted for longitudinal sliding movement and for pivotal movement from a rst position near and parallel to the rear end wall of the cylinder, wherein it forms a partition between the main and auxiliary chambers, to a second position wh'erein it forms an inclined plane leading to said front end wall opening to facilitate the unloading of garments.

10. In a washing machine, a cylinder disposedv for rotation on a horizontal axis and having an opening in the front end wall for the reception and unloading of garments, said cylinder having a main washing chamber and having an auxiliary chamber adjacent the rear end wall, a perforated plate within said cylinder mounted for longitudinal sliding movement and for pivotal movement from a first position near and parallel to the rear end wall of the cylinder, wherein it forms a partition between the main and auxiliary chambers, to a second position wherein it forms an inclined plane leading to said front end wall opening to facilitate the unloading of garments, said plate being substantially circular in outline when in said rst position to t the interior contour of the cylinder, and means for altering the effective outline shape of said plate when the latter is in said second position to substantially t the interior contourl of the cylinder when the plate is in said new position.

11. In a washing machine, a cylinder disposed for rotation on a horizontal axis and having an opening in the front end wall for the reception and unloading of garments, said cylinder having a main Washing chamber and having an auxiliary chamber adjacent the rear end wall, a perforated plate within said cylinder mounted for movement from a rst position near and parallel to the rear end wall of the cylinder, wherein it forms a partition between the main and auxiliary chambers, to a second position wherein it forms an inclined plane leading to said front end wall opening to facilitate the unloading of garments, said plate being substantially circular in outline when in said rst position to fit the interior contour of the cylinder, wings swingable from positions from within the outline of the plate to spread po- J O'HN P. J ORGEN SON.

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